Dr. Attiya Ahmad is an anthropologist and international affairs scholar whose research examines the complex interplay between Islamic reform movements and economic shifts across the Middle East and South Asia. Her work delves into the gendered dimensions of these processes, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula and the Indian Ocean regions. Currently, she is investigating the emergence and expansion of global halal tourism networks.
Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives.